Is there a way to edit a pdf? An organization who wants to pay for an upcoming field trip sent the registration form as pdf. I can't fill in our info and just send attachment back. Is there a way to do this?

Hmmmmmmmm . . .

In the case of my teacher question above, I am going to say that the answer is yes. However, I recently had another teacher ask me a very similar question, but with an entirely different purpose in mind. She wanted to know how she could have her students type on PDFs so they could turn in their worksheets in Classroom. SCREECH! This is where I threw on the brakes and asked her to ponder this: what is so great on that worksheet that requires you to go to the effort of digitizing it? If you're looking for an answer to how to digitize a worksheet, then I want you to stop reading RIGHT NOW and ask yourself this critical question: WHY?

Alright. Assuming you've pondered the question, and you promise that you're not just going to take those lame, boring, DOK level-1 worksheets and digitize them in the name of "integrating more technology," then I am going to tell you the answer to the original question.

Here is what I would do:

Be sure you're completing the following steps in CHROME.

Open and save the document - save it to your desktop or wherever you will remember where you put it.

Click on this link - it will take you to the Chrome Webstore link toKami, a PDF and Document Markup tool.

Click "Add to Chrome."

Upon installing, you will see a new icon (with a blue K) up in your toolbar.

Sign in, and a window will pop up with a small box in which you can drag the file.

Drag the file in!

Another new window will open with a whole bunch of options on the right side.

Annotate your little heart out!

Once you have it looking spiffy, you can either print it or export it and just zip it right back to whomever sent you the PDF in the first place!

Keep in mind (aside from my previous lecture - simply annotating worksheets is still NOT COOL!), there are several tools and methods that will allow you to do this. Feel free to seek them out, as tools often change and evolve (and magically start to cost $). But PLEASE don't abuse this knowledge. The MOM in me is begging you to understand - worksheets are almost NEVER worthy! I'm trusting you to use your new powers wisely. ;-)